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JLA. COLE.

CARPET AND OIL CLOTH FASTENER.

Patented Dec. 6, 1881.

- INVENTOR Min 3 ATTORNEY WITNESEES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. COLE, OF NORTHVILLE, NEW YORK.

CARPET AND OIL-CLOTH FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,344, dated December 6, 1881.

Application filed August 6, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES A. COLE, of Northville, in the county of Fulton and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corner-Pieces for Carpet and Oil-Cloth Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in corner-pieces for carpet and oil-cloth fasteners, the object being to provide an article of the character designated which shall be adapted to turn corners of any desired angle, and which shall combine simplicity and cheapness of construction with durability and efficiency in use.

With these objects in view my invention consists in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view representing m y improved corner-piece as attached to a carpet. Fig. 2 is a view representing the two sections of the corner-piece as separated from each other. Fig. 3 represents the corner-piece in two difl'erent adjustments, and Figs. 4 and 5 represent modified forms which my improved corner-piece may assume.

Each'corner-piece consists of two sections, A, formed of longitudinally-corrugated strips of meta], both of said sections being provided at one end with bosses B, formed on the upper faces of the strips, and consisting of one or more circular corrugations.

In attaching a corner-piece to a carpet or oil-cloth the boss of one section is placed upon that of the other, which forms a hearing for it, the corrugation or corrugations forming the boss of the lower section being received within the depressions in the under face of the boss of the upper section, caused by the formation of the raised corrugations on its upper face. After the two sections are adjusted upon each other, as described, they are secured together by a tack or suitable pin, O,which passes through holes 1) formed in the center of each boss. The said pin 0 forms a pivot upon which the two sections can be turned to assume any desired relative adjustment.

If desired to turn corners of more than one angle, short strips E, having bosses on both sides, as shown in Fig. 4:, may be employed.

The modification shown in Fig. ficonsists in making the bosses greater in diameter than the width of the strips, of which they form a part.

In securing carpets and oil-cloths in position the greatest difficulty is experienced in properly fastening their corners and at the same time making a neatjob of it. These difficulties are overcome by my improved cornerpiece, which firmly secures the article to which it is attached upon the floor, and which is adapted to turn corners of any desired angle.

1 would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown, but hold myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described m y invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A corner-piece consisting of two metallic strips, each being provided with a boss, the boss of one strip being adapted to be placed upon that of the other, and a pin arranged to pivotally secure both bosses together, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES A. COLE. Witnesses:

l). B. TAYLOR, JOHN 00m. 

